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American Airlines Flight 2
1944 crash in Mississippi River with no survivors / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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American Airlines Flight 2 was a Douglas DC-3 that crashed into the Mississippi River on February 10, 1944. All twenty-four passengers and crew were killed. The ultimate cause of the crash remains a mystery.
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Date | February 10, 1944 |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain, cause undetermined |
Site | Mississippi River |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Douglas DC-3-277A |
Operator | American Airlines |
Registration | NC21767 |
Flight origin | Little Rock National Airport, Little Rock, Arkansas |
Destination | Memphis Municipal Airport, Memphis, Tennessee |
Occupants | 24 |
Passengers | 21 |
Crew | 3 |
Fatalities | 24 |
Survivors | 0 |
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